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As now the sun's declining rays
Author: Charles Coffin, 1676-1749; John Chandler, 1806-1876 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 58 hymnals Lyrics: 1 As now the sun's declining rays
at eventide descend,
so life's brief day is sinking down
to its appointed end.
2 Lord, on the cross thine arms were stretched
to draw thy people nigh:
O grant us then that cross to love,
and in those arms to die.
3 All glory to the Father be,
all glory to the Son,
all glory, Holy Ghost, to thee,
while endless ages run. Topics: Hymns for the Church Year Evening Used With Tune: ST COLUMBA (IRISH) Text Sources: Other translators: Editors of 'Hymns Ancient and Modern"
As now the sun's declining rays
Lord, as to Thy dear cross we flee
Author: Rev. John Hampden Gurney (1802-1862) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 245 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Lord, as to Thy dear cross we flee,
And plead to be forgiven,
So let Thy life our pattern be,
And form our souls for heaven.
2 Help us through good report and ill
Our daily cross to bear,
Like Thee, to do our Father's will,
Our brethren's griefs to share.
3 Let grace our selfishness expel,
Our earthliness refine,
And kindness in our bosoms dwell,
As free and true as Thine.
4 If joy shall at Thy bidding fly,
And grief's dark day come on,
We, in our turn, would meekly cry,
"Father, Thy will be done."
5 Kept peaceful in the midst of strife,
Forgiving and forgiven,
O may we lead the pilgrim's life,
And follow Thee to heaven.
Amen. Topics: Jesus Christ the Lord His Life and Ministry; Ash Wednesday; Brotherhood; Christ Example of; Christ Ministry; Christ Life and Ministry; Conflict With Sin; Discipleship and Service; God Grace, His Restoring; Ministry of Christ Used With Tune: ST. COLUMBA (IRISH)
Lord, as to Thy dear cross we flee
Come, Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire
Author: Charles Wesley (1707-1788) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 237 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Come, Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire,
let us thine influence prove;
source of the old prophetic fire,
fountain of life and love.
2 Come, Holy Ghost, for moved by thee
the prophets wrote and spoke;
unlock the truth, thyself the key,
unseal the sacred book.
3 Expand thy wings, celestial Dove,
brood o'er our nature's night;
on our disordered spirits move,
and let there now be light.
4 God, through the Spirit we shall know
if thou within us shine,
and sound, with all thy saints below,
the depths of love divine. Topics: The Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit in the Church - Illumination of God's Word; Scripture Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:4 Used With Tune: ST. COLUMBA (ERIN)
Come, Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire
The King of love my shepherd is
Author: Henry Williams Baker, 1821 - 77 Appears in 685 hymnals Lyrics: 1 The King of love my shepherd is,
Whose goodness faileth never;
I nothing lack if I am his,
And he is mine forever.
2 Where streams of living water flow
My ransomed soul he leadeth,
And where the verdant pastures grow
With food celestial feedeth.
3 Perverse and foolish oft I strayed,
But yet in love he sought me,
And on his shoulder gently laid,
And home, rejoicing, brought me. A-men.
4 In death’s dark vale I fear no ill
With thee, dear Lord, beside me,
Thy rod and staff my comfort still,
Thy Cross before to guide me.
5 Thou spread'st a table in my sight;
Thy unction grace bestoweth;
And O what transport of delight
From thy pure chalice floweth!
6 And so through all the length of days
Thy goodness faileth never;
Good Shepherd, may I sing thy praise
Within thy house for ever.
Amen. Topics: Holy Baptism; Post-Communion; Marriage; The Life In Christ Pilgrimage Scripture: Psalm 23 Used With Tune: ST. COLUMBA
The King of love my shepherd is
Dear Refuge Of My Weary Soul
Author: Anne Steele Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 363 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Dear refuge of my weary soul,
On Thee, when sorrows rise,
On Thee, when waves of trouble roll,
My fainting hope relies.
2 While hope revives, though pressed with fear
And I can say My God,
Beneath Thy feet I spread my cares,
And pour my woes abroad.
3 To Thee I tell each rising grief,
For Thou alone canst heal;
Thy Word can bring a sweet relief
For every pain I feel.
4 But oh! when gloomy doubts prevail,
I fear to call Thee mine;
The springs of comfort seem to fail,
And all my hopes decline.
5 Yet, gracious God, where shall I flee?
Thou art my only trust,
And still my soul would cleave to Thee,
Though prostrate in the dust.
6 Hast Thou not bid me seek Thy face?
And shall I seek in vain?
And can the ear of sovereign grace
Be deaf when I complain?
7 No, still the ear of sovereign grace
Attends the mourner’s prayer;
O may I ever find a place
To breathe my sorrows there.
8 Thy mercy seat is open still;
Here let my soul retreat,
With humble hope attend Thy will,
And wait beneath Thy feet. Used With Tune: ST. COLUMBA Text Sources: Poems on Subjects Chiefly Devotional, 1760, alt.
Dear Refuge Of My Weary Soul
From Whence These Dire Portents Around?
Author: Samuel Wesley, Jr. Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 55 hymnals First Line: From whence these dire portents around Lyrics: 1 From whence these dire portents around,
That earth and Heav’n amaze?
Wherefore do earthquakes cleave the ground?
Why hides the sun his rays?
2 Not thus did Sinai’s trembling head
With sacred horror nod,
Beneath the dark pavilion spread
Of legislative God!
3 Thou earth, thy lowest center shake,
With Jesu sympathize!
Thou sun, as hell’s deep gloom be black,
’Tis thy creator dies!
4 What tongue the tortures can describe
Of this vindictive hour?
Wrath He alone had will to share
As He alone had power!
5 See streaming from th’accursèd tree
His all-atoning blood!
Is this the Infinite? ’Tis He!
My Savior and my God!
6 For me these pangs His soul assail,
For me the death is born!
My sin gave sharpness to the nail,
And pointed every thorn.
7 Let sin no more my soul enslave,
Break, Lord, the tyrant’s chain;
Oh, save me whom Thou cam’st to save,
Nor bleed nor die in vain! Used With Tune: ST. COLUMBA Text Sources: Poems on Several Occasions (London, E. Say, 1736)
From Whence These Dire Portents Around?
There is no sorrow, Lord, too light
Author: Jane Fox Crewdson Appears in 92 hymnals Used With Tune: ST. COLUMBA
There is no sorrow, Lord, too light
Far from the world, O Lord, I flee
Author: William Cowper Appears in 269 hymnals Used With Tune: ST. COLUMBA
Far from the world, O Lord, I flee
How Sweet and Awesome Is the Place
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 266 hymnals Lyrics: 1 How sweet and awesome is the place
with Christ within the doors,
while everlasting love displays
the choicest of her stores.
2 While all our hearts and all our songs
join to admire the feast,
each of us cries, with thankful tongue,
"Lord, why was I a guest?
3 "Why was I made to hear your voice,
and enter while there's room,
when thousands make a wretched choice,
and rather starve than come?"
4 'Twas the same love that spread the feast
that sweetly drew us in;
else we had still refused to taste,
and perished in our sin.
5 Pity the nations, O our God,
constrain the earth to come;
send your victorious Word abroad,
and bring the strangers home.
6 We long to see your churches full,
that all the chosen race
may, with one voice and heart and soul,
sing your redeeming grace.
Topics: The Way of Salvation Election; Calling; Church Christ's Presence in; Church Growth of; Communion with Christ and God; Salvation by Grace Scripture: Luke 14:16-24 Used With Tune: ST. COLUMBA
How Sweet and Awesome Is the Place
My God, I Love Thee
Author: Edward Caswall Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 211 hymnals Lyrics: 1. My God, I love thee, not because
I hope for heaven thereby,
nor yet because, if I love not,
I must forever die.
2. Thou, O my Jesus, thou didst me
upon the cross embrace;
for me didst bear the nails and spear
and manifold disgrace.
3. Then why, O blessed Jesus Christ,
should I not love thee well?
Not for the sake of winning heaven,
nor of escaping hell.
4. Not with the hope of gaining aught,
not seeking a reward,
but as thyself hast loved me,
O everlasting Lord.
5. So would I love thee, dearest Lord,
and in thy praise will sing;
because thou art my loving God
and my eternal King.
Used With Tune: ST. COLUMBA Text Sources: Latin, 17th cent.
My God, I Love Thee
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